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by justin_oaks 759 days ago
Not often, but the problem with poor security is that it is vulnerable to the "smart cow" problem.

The whole herd will stay in the fence until a smart cow opens the gate. Then the whole herd gets out.

Once a security vulnerability is found, someone will inevitably write a script, hacking tool, or modified app to abuse the vulnerability. Then everyone can use that tool to exploit the vulnerability.